yep ... the views from the refractor telescope kept me up many a night enjoying the sky. Those were the times. Could almost hear the humming of space. Maybe there was an up late bee buzzing around me creating the humming sound but wow ... full agreement was viewing heaven or the heavens. The movements, in the sky, were always a fascination. Nothing would stay still .... LOL.
Refractor scopes are actually the best type for observing planets because they produce the sharpest images. The weakness with reflectors is that the light path is interupted by the mirrors; their only advantage is that it’s easier and cheaper to scale up a reflector to gather more light which is why they’re preferred for deep-space observing.